Just Stop Oil activists block roads into major depot near the M25 in Essex

On Aug 23, 2022

Environmental activists from Just Stop Oil held a protest near an Essex oil terminal this morning as they blockaded a road next to the M25 at Grays in Essex – as some road users decided to mount the pavement to get past them.

The sit-down demonstration comes six weeks ahead of the start of planned protests to blockade Parliament for weeks in a war over plans to expand production of North Sea oil, with those set to start on October 1.

Just Stop Oil claims those protests will be more extensive than previous Extinction Rebellion disruption and could result in Britain’s biggest ever campaign of civil disobedience.

The demonstrations are designed to challenge plans by the Government to allow energy giants, such as BP and Shell, to step up exploration and production of oil and gas in the North Sea.

Just Stop Oil is a coalition of groups trying to force the Government to end all new licences for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels. It has already held major protests on motorways and at refineries.

Its tactics are similar to those of Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain, whose members have caused chaos by gluing themselves to roads and vehicles.

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Just Stop Oil protesters stage a demonstration on Weston Avenue next to the M25 at Grays in Essex this morning